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STUDENT BENEFITS Students can use our eBooks to individualise their learning experience Ability to highlight and add notes to text for emphasis and clarity Easy navigation using search options and interactive table of contents Font adjustment to allow accessibility for all Some formats provide offline access on a variety of mobile devices, allowing the eBook to be accessed at any time Print function for when having a hard copy is useful eBOOKS CENGAGE Whether you choose for your students to purchase an eBook from us directly, or we integrate the eBook into your institution VLE, Cengage has an eBook option to suit you cengage.co.uk/education

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Page 1: CENGAGE · students. Whether your students are commuting locally or are distance learners in another time zone, the ability to digitally access their class text has many benefits

STUDENT BENEFITSStudents can use our eBooks to individualise their learning experience

Ability to highlight and add notes to text for emphasis and clarity

Easy navigation using search options and interactive table of contents

Font adjustment to allow accessibility for all

Someformatsprovideofflineaccessona variety of mobile devices, allowing the eBook to be accessed at any time

Print function for when having a hard copy is useful

eBOOKSCENGAGE

Whether you choose for your students to purchase an eBook from us directly, or we integrate the eBook into your institution VLE, Cengage has an eBook option to suit you

cengage.co.uk/education

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Accessing our eBooks Custom eBooksStudent purchase through CengageBrain.co.uk

Institutional purchase for student access Your institution distributes access codes for your chosen eBooks to your students. They then unlock the eBook with a CengageBrain account

Institutional purchase with LMS integration Build the eBooks and eContent you want directly into your LMS. Compatible with LTI-compliant LMS’ including Blackboard, Moodle and Canvas

We can work with you to create a custom eBook that is suited to your exact course requirements. Whether that includes using content from a numberofdifferenttitles,orsimplyre-ordering the chapters of an existing textbook, we have a range of options to suit you. Get in touch with our Custom team today who can talk you through the options: [email protected]

The portability, accessibility and convenience of eBooks makes them an increasingly popular choice for students. Whether your students are commuting locally or are distance learners in another time zone, the ability to digitally access their class texthasmanybenefits.

We work with our industry-leading partners to deliver eBooks in the way you need them.

Delivering Cengage eBooks to Plymouth UniversityCengage eBooks have been used across the School of Psychology at Plymouth University in the UK since 2011. A focus group conducted with Plymouth students showed that 44%* used their eBooks 2 to 3 times a week and 48%* used them morefrequently.ThisstudyidentifiedeBooksasbeingacorelearningtool,crucialfordeveloping a good understanding of their module and course. During the focus group all the students were positive about being provided with the eBooks and 96%* found the eBooks ‘very useful’ or ‘somewhat useful’.

In 2013, as a result of the eBook project, the University of Plymouth were awarded with the Guardian Teaching Excellence Award.* these figures were obtained from an initial survey and focus group of Plymouth University students.

WHY CHOOSE AN eBOOK?

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Custom eBooks

Combining eBooks with Cengage Digital Solutions

Available for a wide range of subjectsAplia interactive eBooks combine the content of your physical textbook, with the advantages of an interactive, digital environment. The auto-assigned, auto-graded homework holds students accountable for the material before they cometoclass,increasingtheireffortandpreparation.Aplia’s gradeBook includes real-time student-by-student visual and interactive gradebook analytics.For more information, visit www.cengage.co.uk/aplia

AvailableforComputingandOfficeApplicationtitlesSAM–SkillsAssessmentManager,offersaninteractiveeBookviaMindTapReader,allowingustoofferyouafullyintegratedonlinesolutionforassessmentandtraininginyour Microsoft®OfficeApplicationsandComputerConceptscourse.Comprisingthreecomponents,[Assessment,TrainingandProjects]SAMhelpsevaluatestudentproficiencyand uses rich, engaging interactive learning methods to allow students to learn in the way that works best for them by reading, watching and receiving guided help.For more information, visit www.cengage.co.uk/sam

For Maths and Sciences titlesFully interactive and customisable, the Cengage YouBook allows you to customise your student’s learningexperiencetoyourexactspecifications.With the facility to re-write, delete, edit or add to the textbook narrative, you can create an eBook that matchesyourspecificsyllabus.WebAssign delivers secure online testing, along with instant grading.For more information, visit www.cengage.co.uk/webassign

WhenusingourdigitalsolutionsalongsideaCengageeBook,youwillfindadditionalcontent,studyresources,toolsandassessments.Theseareallinoneeasy-to-findlocationandcanalso be integrated into a range of learning management systems.

For more information on how our eBooks can help you, please contact your Cengage Representative: cengage.co.uk/contact-us

Available for Chemistry titlesWith its unique mastery learning philosophy, OWLv2 provides a revolutionary new eBook. This fully customisable electronic version of the text includes links to rich, interactive media such as self-check quizzes,videoexamples,activefiguresandanimations.Developed by teaching chemists, OWLv2 also provides a powerful online learning system for Chemistry which engages students, assesses performance and improves learning outcomes. OWLv2’s gradeBook allows you to quickly check student progress.For more information, visit www.cengage.co.uk/owlv2

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To request more information on our eBooks, please email [email protected] or visit our website www.cengage.co.uk/education

POWERED BY YOU MindTap is an online learning solution that allows you to easily customise and combine the learning tools, reading, interactive content and assessment activities to create a personalised learning path for your students. Auto-grading and real-time analytics save you time in setting and grading assessments and actively monitoring your students’ progress.

Create a personalised learning path Easily customise and combine learning tools such as readings, interactive content and assessment activities that align with the way that you teach your course.

Track progress and participation Instant feedback, auto-grading and real-time analytics save you time and enable you to monitor your students’ progress.

Engage students and improve outcomes Interactive tools and resources help students to master key concepts and support you in improving student outcomes.

MINDTAP MOBILE APP The MindTap Mobile App was built according to extensive research with students to determine howmobileaccesscouldbenefitthemandincludes:

Download MindTap Mobile from your App store

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